One of our authors, Rick Thomas, has recently released a new paper on how God changes people. Time and time again, as we are confronted with our own weaknesses and moral failures, we wonder what we need to do to grow in faith and obedience. In this paper, Rick answers such questions as: How can [...]
Man realizes there is a relationship crisis in his life. He knows something is wrong, something is missing, and something needs to be fixed. The bad news is that typically he does not know exactly what the “something” is. Man was wired for community, but as an un-regenerated man he is not participating in or [...]
Part of God’s kindness to us is that he wired us to be habitual. Habits are very good things. Habits make us better people. Imagine riding a bicycle while looking at your feet to make sure your feet are placed on the pedals. Imagine trying to type while watching your fingers make each key stroke. [...]
There are over 250 different counseling models in our country today. You can find anything from the weird to the extreme. There are niche models that focus on memories, more comprehensive models that engage the whole being, and models that are purely secular. Some models integrate the secular with the Bible, while others would be [...]
One hundred out of one hundred men struggle with the “fear of man.” I have never counseled a person who does not struggle with this sin issue. Our secular community calls “fear of man” co-dependency or peer pressure. Biblically, it is described in Proverbs 29:25: “The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts [...]
Theological soundness and shelf life are two wonderful bookends for a worthy book, and Shepherding a Child’s Heart is a regular recipient of both accolades. I first read Shepherding a Child’s Heart in the late nineties as a requirement for my MA Counseling Program. This was before our current 7-year old was born. Therefore, I [...]
From My Mailbag: Can you give me some overview thoughts on the “sex talk” with your kids? What are some things I should think about? This is a relevant question. Thanks for your request for some “overview” thoughts. Blog posts don’t typically lend themselves to worthy topics and your question is most certainly a worthy [...]
Christian counselor talks about the importance and power of accountability in overcoming sinful patterns
Closing the Gap on Who I Really Am and Who I Present Myself to Be Over the past several days, I’ve been thinking about a comment made by a friend of mine who has been married for nearly two decades. She told me that her husband has confessed more sin in the past few months [...]
An Army of One is so American. Unfortunately it is so un-Christian. And even sadder, I have seen this mindset take a stranglehold on many Christian people who populate today’s local church. And the worst of all are my personal temptations and struggles to live out my sinful tendencies toward self-sufficiency and independence in the [...]
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